Garden Cures
In the setting of Samuel Wilderspin’s playground garden Catherine Fordham explains John Wesley’s ideas about the curing properties of plants. Starts at 1pm. Free.
In the setting of Samuel Wilderspin’s playground garden Catherine Fordham explains John Wesley’s ideas about the curing properties of plants. Starts at 1pm. Free.
During Heritage Open Days our trail for the under fives returns and will continue throughout the autumn.
Barton upon Humber
Heritage Open Days 2022
Friday 9 – Sunday 18 September
The heritage festival shifts its Barton focus to the great outdoor spaces in the town – with guided walks and hidden gems to discover.
Heritage Without Walls
Industrial Footprints at Far Ings
Friday 9 – Sunday 11 & Wednesday 14 – Sunday 18 September, 10am – 4pm, Far Ings National Nature Reserve, free
Samuel Wilderspin’s Outdoor Classroom
Saturday 10 September, 1.30pm, Wilderspin Garden Playground, free
The Ted Lewis Town Trail
Sundays 11 September, 11am – 1pm, Starts at the Ted Lewis Centre, free
Garden Cures
Sunday 11 September, 1.30pm, Wilderspin & National School Museum, free
The Ted Lewis Humber Bank Trail
Monday 12 September, 11am – 1pm, Starts at The Old Tile Works, free
A Walk around Barton Haven and its Former Industries (free)
Thursday 15 September 1.30pm, Maltkiln Road Bridge (corner of Waterside Road),
The Ted Lewis Town Trail
Sundays 18 September, 11am – 1pm, Starts at the Ted Lewis Centre, free
Samuel Wilderspin’s Outdoor Classroom
Sunday 18 September, 1.30pm, Wilderspin Garden Playground, free
The Ropewalk Sculpture Garden & Promenade
Tuesday to Saturday 10am – 5pm, 10am – 4pm Sunday, free
More Heritage Open Days Events
Dr. Mary Murdoch: Suffragist and Social Reformer
Friday 9 September, 2pm, Wilderspin & National School Museum (Joseph Wright Hall), £2
Satchel Trail for Kids at Wilderspin
Friday 9 – Sunday 11, & Thursday 15 – Sunday 18 September, 10am – 4pm, Wilderspin & National School Museum
Open Days at St Peters Church
Saturdays 10 & 17 and Sundays 11 & 18 and Friday 16 September, 10am – 3pm, free
Who Was Ted Lewis?
Saturday 10 September, 11am to 12.30pm, The Ted Lewis Centre, free
Fertiliser Friends
Saturday 10 September, 11am to 1pm, Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre
Get Carter – film show & presentation
Wednesday 14 September, 11am, The Ted Lewis Centre, free
The Serpent – film show & presentation
Thursday 16 September, 6pm, The Ted Lewis Centre, free
Check out www.barton-upon-humber.org.uk for the full Barton Heritage Open Days programme including things to see and do at Far Ings Nature Reserve, Ropewalk, The Ted Lewis Centre, St. Peter’s Church, and Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre.
The full Heritage Open Days programme for Lincolnshire is available at www.heritagelincolnshire.org
Visit East Yorkshire’s “finest country house” at Sledmere, near Driffield, with Barton Civic Society and Wilderspin volunteers. The trip includes a guided tour of the country house, with its beautiful walled garden. Then, there will be time to see the rare breed farm park, explore the spacious grounds – ideal for a picnic, and visit the Wagoners’ Museum which tells the story of the Wagoners’ Special Reserve and their horse drawn supply wagons in the First World War.
Coach pick-up at 9.30am from the Wilderspin & National School Museum, Queen Street. Arriving back in Barton by approximately 4.30 pm.
Cost per person £20.00 including travel, entry and tour fees. Payment should be made in advance at the Wilderspin School Museum.
Call in at Wilderspin to book or ring (01652) 635172.
We are planning a trip to Pickwell Church to see and hear the organ that was removed in the 1960s from the former Primitive Methodist Chapel – now the Joseph Wright Hall. There will be a chance to visit Oakham too. It’s on Thursday 28 July, departing at 8.30am and returning by 5.30pm. The cost is £20. Tel. (01652) for more details and to reserve your place.
It’s here again – after a Covid gap! The town event starts at 4pm, but we’ll be opening our helemet store from noon (last collection by 9pm) and refreshments will be available all day.
Our Summer Quiz is on Friday 8 July starting at 7pm in the Joseph Wright Hall.
Telephone (01652) 635172 or email wilderspinschoolmuseum@gmail.com to book your team of up to six or we can join you up with others.
£2pp. Bar.
Barton Ukes perfom at 2pm in the Wilderspin Playground as part of Barton Arts 2022.
We’ll move inside if it’s wet or too hot!
Refreshemnts from The Old School Canteen.
Free
Visit the Wilderspin Playground Garden and buy your map guide here for other gardens in this year’s Barton Arts Open Gardens festival.
2pm – 4pm
Enjoy a sing with South Bank Singers with music from Frozen, Lion King etc.
Everyone welcome, especially families – and you don’t need to be able to read music!
Joseph Wright Hall auditorium (with lift access)
1pm – 4pm
Free – but donations towards running costs welcome!
Please register your interest on 01652 618770 so that we can control numbers.
Wilderspin National School
Queen Street
Barton-upon-Humber
DN18 5QP
The Wilderspin National School has received help and support from the following organisations:
The Wilderspin National School is an independent museum, registered charity no. 1047187 and a Company Limited by Guarantee no. 2844791.